NEWSWEEK Poll, Oct. 10, 2008

You know... it seems very funny that none of the people I "WORK" with and anyone I know that "WORKS" have not participated in any of the surveys I???ve seen posted. The only explanation I have for it is that if you???re ???WORKING???, you don???t have time to do surveys. It is my hope that those of us that work and those that become unemployed due to the new administration will wake up and decide enough is enough and register to vote.
Also, I do not understand why there is not a televised news media that is unbiased. It should be ???Just the facts Ma???am??? with equal time on pros and cons instead of the lopsided stuff we get from them. If only half of the voters did some data mining with the tools that are now readily available, the outcome most likely would have been very different??? possibly not even had the same candidates. It seems as a whole, our country is relying on someone to tell us what to do vise reading the directions and doing things right. Never take a salesman???s word on a product. Instead, get a customer rating and look at all the negative things first. If there is a common theme, there is probably a good reason for it.
I do not agree with any party 100%. But for the sake of making the best decision for me, my community, and my country, I data mine.

Now that we have elected a black President, we clearly have surpassed racial boundaries. Therefore, it's time to abolish our affirmative action garbage that has been making employment seeking about as even as night and day. No more double standards or favors for anyone. Qualifications should determine employability, not a quota.

"Nobody cares about the facts. This election was about touchy/feely ideals and telling people what they wanted to hear."

The election was all about telling the sheeple what they wanted to hear. The rest of of care about the facts that this election will likely end America if we allow it.

In 1960, at the age of 12, I asked my parents, as we watched TV one evening, why do the newsp[apers and TV stations always badmouth the Republican's? While their answer was mystifying to me, at that time -Democratic Party control of the media - it is no longer surprising, but expected, in this once great country, that has started it's decline into mediocrity. Many persons have commnented about Bush and his crew destroying our economy, but what does one call the Democratic Party controlled economy of 1961 to 1969, when most of the "feel good" laws were decreed? Is any one having shirt-term memory problems with Jimmy "peanuts I know, but don;t ask me anyother hard questions" Carter? On both sides of the aisle you have crooked politicians covering up for other crooked politicians, and the uninformed - once only minorities, still a large part, for sure, but now the "dumbing down takes it's coarse - the welfare dependant, and the out and out crooked SOB's are ruining this country. The Mafia was never a good thing, except for Hollywood, but the Mafia, in all of it's brutality and ruthlessness, takes a second seat to the lying, immoral climate in Washington, DC. If gays and lesbians only comprised 5 to 10% of the population, why are there a large portion of them helping make the laws of this country? Liberals? As in Pinko's, Commies, knee-burners, and members of the Kennedy family?

That "snopes" link cited by the poster BIGRIKS300 leads to a story about Bush & Gore. I think he shouldn't criticize Newsweek too loudly since he has revealed himself to be an idiot. The newsweek poll concerns Obama & McCain. FYI- "Snopes" isn't really a source to quote anyway. It is just a home-based website run by a husband and wife who live in the San Fernando Valley in L.A. County. They make mistakes all of the time in their own fact checking.

People will believe anything!

so this whole time McCain should have been prez omg

I would have expected much better research from Newsweek; I'm very disappointed that such a "news" organization would do not even a simple google search to see if this information was accurate or even check with the claimed author to determine voracity.
Here, took me 2.3 seconds according to google search;
http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/tyler.asp

It mattered, it still matters . . . at least to me. It was shocking and devastating to hear that "there is nothing".

I don't think it mattered. The public and news media were complacent in the facts and the truth. Now , we have a president without proven citizenship. And , no real experience or productive history. Hold on, we are now going to find who he really is....

Nothing seemed to matter. The public did not care to view the facts! We will all feel the results the next years.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TO BE HELD SUNDAY AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

The Free and Equal Elections Coalition (FREE) and the Columbia Political Union are pleased to announce that a Presidential debate will be held this coming Sunday, October 19th, 2008, on the campus of Columbia University.

ALL SIX of the Presidential candidates who appear on enough state ballots to acquire the 270 Electoral Votes needed to become President are invited. They are as follows (listed in alphabetical order by affiliation):

Constitution Party Candidate: Chuck Baldwin
Democratic Party Candidate: Barack Obama
Green Party Candidate: Cynthia McKinney
Independent Candidate: Ralph Nader
Libertarian Party Candidate: Bob Barr
Republican Party Can John McCain

The Columbia Political Union will present the debate from 8:00pm to 10:00pm in the Altschul Auditorium, located at 417 International Affairs Building. The debate will be moderated by Pacifica Radio's Amy Goodman, the host of "Democracy Now!". CSPAN will cover the debate, and live radio broadcasts are expected.

"The Columbia Political Union is committed to energizing political discourse on Columbia's campus," said Allon Brann, Columbia Political Union Publisher. "As a non-partisan organization, we work to provide students with opportunities to encounter and engage with political ideas across a wide ideological spectrum, and on a wide range of issues."

"It is with these goals in mind that we have organized this Presidential Debate: to give all candidates-- either within or outside of the political "mainstream"-- the opportunity to speak directly to students about their goals on the issues they deem critical for this country."

"We have invited all eligible candidates, and it is our sincere hope that all will participate, to ensure the substance and rigor of the dialogue which we believe is crucial at this time."

Certified letters officially inviting each candidate have been sent to the respective campaigns.

The Free and Equal Elections Coalition and the Columbia Political Union await the response from the candidates. All candidates' supporters are encouraged to contact the Presidential campaigns and urge them to attend.

The Columbia Political Union seeks to enhance involvement in the political process, domestic and international, and draw every member of the campus community into an ongoing discussion of political ideas.

FREE is a coalition of political parties, independent citizens and civic organizations formed to promote free and equal elections in the United States.

http://www.freeandequal.org/events.php?id=7

To: cani77

It seems obvious that you know nothing about the economy. As far as I can tell, the economist named Bob Proctor is nothing more then a huckster for his consulting business and his tapes. If you think you are getting insight into our current problems, from him you are completely wrong. If you want to know what serious economist are thinking. Go to the University of Chicago web site and look for the websites of their seven living Nobel Prize winners in economics. The U of C has won more Nobles in economics then all the rest combined. Therefore, if you are going to quote someone, you might consider the source before you open your mouth.

To: cani77

It seems obvious that you know nothing about the economy. As far as I can tell, the economist named Bob Proctor is nothing more then a huckster for his consulting business and his tapes. If you think you are getting insight into our current problems, from him you are completely wrong. If you want to know what serious economist are thinking. Go to the University of Chicago web site and look for the websites of their seven living Nobel Prize winners in economics. The U of C has won more Nobles in economics then all the rest combined. Therefore, if you are going to quote someone, you might consider the source before you open your mouth.

Enter Your CommentThis link of a CSPAN video may help set the context, as these hearings were at the time of McCains attempt at S.190.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs

"Video Unearthed Democrats in their own words Covering up the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Scam that caused our Economic Crisis"

Lou Dobbs reports on ACORN corruption and ties to Obama, including Obama Campaign paying ACORN $800,000 for voter registration activities.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/10/09/ldt.tucker.acorn.under.fire.cnn

The link below describes how some in Congress tried to use the original version of the bailout bill to divert money eventually recovered to groups like ACORN, a group Obama has a long association with. See: Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122247015469280723.html?mod=googlenews_wsj